Darvish feels 'good' after intrasquad inning

Summary of 7 articles · Updated Feb 26, 2014

But as Darvish pitched the first inning of the Texas Rangers’ first intrasquad game on Monday, it was hard to miss the link. The Rangers had intrasquad games on Monday and Tuesday. Darvish is going into his third major league season. His next start comes … (more)Thursday in the Rangers' first Cactus League game of the season against the Kansas City Royals. Pitcher Yu Darvish and Tommy Hanson both pitched one scoreless inning for "Team Bogar" in the Rangers' intrasquad game Monday afternoon on the Nolan Ryan Field. "It's been a while since I faced a hitter in a game situation, so I felt a little bit awkward, but I think I'll get used to it little by little," Darvish said. In two seasons with Texas, Darvish has 498 strikeouts in 401 innings while holding hitters to a .207 average. There is a good chance that Harrison will miss no more than a couple of turns through the rotation at the beginning of the season after Dossett found no serious issues in the lower back. TAMPA, Fla. In the split-second between Masahiro Tanaka's left foot landing on the mound and Francisco Cervelli's glove popping, you could hear the rapid clicking and shuttering of cameras.

Rangers ready to get down to business in games

The Rangers begin their Cactus League schedule on Thursday at 2:05 p.m. CT against the Royals. Yu Darvish will get the start, backed up by a lineup expected to feature many regulars, including Prince Fielder and Adrian Beltre.

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Darvish, Hanson impress in intrasquad game

Pitcher Yu Darvish and Tommy Hanson both pitched one scoreless inning for "Team Bogar" in the Rangers' intrasquad game Monday afternoon on the Nolan Ryan Field. "Team Buechele" prevailed in the affair with a 7-4 victory over 6 1/2 innings.